Psychiatry and Religion: Context, Consensus and Controversies

Abstract

Ed Dinesh Bhugra Routledge, pounds sterling50, pp 236 ISBN 0 415 08955 7 The product of two conferences held at the Institute of Psychiatry in the early 1990s, Psychiatry and Religion is edited by a psychiatrist, with chapters by experts in philosophy, psychiatry, sociology, and theology. Its main purpose is the sharing of information, thoughts, and philosophies. As we live in a multicultural society encompassing numerous different religious faiths, the book …